Welcome!

Welcome to the website of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Ecumenical Walking Pilgrimage!

Each summer (since 1975) the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton organises an ecumenical walk to a place, shrine or area exploring a particular theme or aspect of our faith and Christian heritage. What we rediscover, year after year, is the amazing personal and community value of going on a pilgrimage as our medieval forebears did, where the journey, walking, laughing, sharing, praying, singing, etc. is as important as the destination. We stop at a pub for lunch and sleep on the floors of church, school or community halls. We try to walk on footpaths not roads.

Our pilgrimages are open to all, so long as you are able to walk about 15 miles per day and sleep on a floor.

Our Pilgrimage in 2018

In 2018 we walked from Salisbury to Buckfast Abbey in Devon, celebrating 1000 years since the foundation of an Abbey at Buckfast.

Our 2018 Pilgrimage

Buckfast Millennium PilgrimageSat 11th – Sun 26th August 2018

This year The Arundel and Brighton Ecumenical Walking Pilgrimage made its way to Buckfast Abbey. We started our Pilgrimage in Salisbury then we made our way, via Wareham, Dorchester & Sidmouth, to our final destination at Buckfast Abbey. 2018 marks the 1,000th anniversary since the original monastery at Buckfast was founded during the reign of King Cnut in 1018

Woking ReunionFri 26th - Sun 28th October 2018

Our 2019 Pilgrimage

St Hilda's Pilgrimage10th-25th August 2019

Our 2019 Pilgrimage will start at Lincoln Cathedral with our final destination being St Hilda’s Abbey, Whitby in North Yorkshire. It is envisaged that the route will include Hull, Beverley Minster, and Bridlington Priory.

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